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enhttp://nhpr.org/feeds/term/783/rss.xml4.25.16: MDMA Treatment, Impostor Syndrome, & Mind Your Manorshttp://nhpr.org/post/42516-mdma-treatment-impostor-syndrome-mind-your-manors
<p>It's known on the street as Ecstasy, MDX, or Molly, but MDMA is now being tested as a way to treat the millions of Americans who suffer from chronic PTSD. Today, one of the premier drivers of MDMA research brings his mission to fund clinical trials to New England.</p><p>Then, fans of <em>Downton Abbey</em> know that it takes a well-oiled domestic staff to keep a British estate looking pristine. We’re taking deeper look into the history of British servitude...and cleaning.</p><p>Mon, 25 Apr 2016 16:58:47 +0000Word of Mouth89730 at http://nhpr.org4.25.16: MDMA Treatment, Impostor Syndrome, & Mind Your Manors5.21.14: The Veterans Writing Project, Music Rivalries, And Making "Exile On Main Street" http://nhpr.org/post/52114-veterans-writing-project-music-rivalries-and-making-exile-main-street
<p>As a soldier, an army officer, and then a Foreign Service officer Ron Capps experienced five wars in ten years, and came home with severe PTSD. Today on Word of Mouth, he discusses founding the Veterans Writing Project, and the power of the written word in coping with the psychic wounds of war. Then, from Scottish bag pipes in the mid-18<sup>th</sup> century to Metallica in the mid-2000s, we’ll take a brief tour through the history of music as a weapon of war. Plus, a diehard Oasis fan is forced to admit that the band’s rivalry with Blur has unfairly colored his perception for the past 20 years.</p><p>Listen to the full show and click <strong>Read more </strong>for individual segments</p><p>Wed, 21 May 2014 16:11:12 +0000Word of Mouth48826 at http://nhpr.org5.21.14: The Veterans Writing Project, Music Rivalries, And Making "Exile On Main Street" N.H. Veterans Face Stigma Over Mental Health Treatmenthttp://nhpr.org/post/nh-veterans-face-stigma-over-mental-health-treatment
<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">A new report finds New Hampshire veterans face stigma and a complicated health system when seeking treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The findings come from a Commission created by the state legislature to investigate barriers to care and treatment of PTSD and TBI for the state’s 115,000 veterans.</span></p>Thu, 16 Jan 2014 23:12:25 +0000Todd Bookman41994 at http://nhpr.orgN.H. Veterans Face Stigma Over Mental Health TreatmentN.H. Veterans And Post Traumatic Stresshttp://nhpr.org/post/nh-veterans-and-post-traumatic-stress
<p>After more than a decade of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, American troops are coming home.&nbsp; For many, it’s a wonderful time, to return to family and a normal life. But for veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, the transition is a rough road.&nbsp;&nbsp; In New Hampshire, more a quarter who fought in these wars say they’ve struggled with PTSD, and a fifth with some kind of brain injury.Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:00:00 +0000Laura Knoy41828 at http://nhpr.orgN.H. Veterans And Post Traumatic StressThe Contagiousness Of PTSDhttp://nhpr.org/post/contagiousness-ptsd
<p>We spoke with <strong>Mac McClelland </strong>about the spread of the invisible disorder that somewhere between 100 and 300-thousand veterans brought back from war …trauma. “Secondary traumatic stress” does not have its own entry in the DSM, and is often called compassion fatigue, a more euphemistic title. Sufferers experience PTSD symptoms, but are often faced with even more hurtles than veterans when seeking help. The important difference people see between the victims of PTSD and secondary traumatic stress is that the latter’s trauma was not originally their own. <strong>Mac McClelland</strong> wrote an <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/01/ptsd-epidemic-military-vets-families">article for Mother Jones’ </a>about the phenomenon of secondary traumatic stress and its affect on the families of returned soldiers. She’s also working on a book about PTSD.Thu, 30 May 2013 13:34:51 +0000Virginia Prescott28487 at http://nhpr.orgThe Contagiousness Of PTSDFrom Combat To The Workplace: Injured Vets Looking For Jobshttp://nhpr.org/post/combat-workplace-injured-vets-looking-jobs
<p>As the last of the soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan return to their native New Hampshire, about one third will retire from the military for medical reasons.&nbsp; That means they&rsquo;re likely to face one of their toughest battles yet as they search for meaningful employment.Mon, 18 Jun 2012 08:00:23 +0000Sheryl Rich-Kern6978 at http://nhpr.orgFrom Combat To The Workplace: Injured Vets Looking For JobsStaff Sgt. Bales Case Shows Stigma, Paradox Of PTSDhttp://nhpr.org/post/staff-sgt-bales-case-shows-stigma-paradox-ptsd
The case of Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the U.S. soldier charged with killing 17 Afghan villagers, has led the Army to review how troops are screened for post-traumatic stress disorder. The Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs say they have invested heavily in the treatment of PTSD to deal with a growing caseload.<p>But the stigma associated with the disorder continues to complicate efforts to treat it.Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:52:00 +0000Larry Abramson2829 at http://nhpr.orgStaff Sgt. Bales Case Shows Stigma, Paradox Of PTSDTraumatized Refugees Struggle to Make New Hampshire Homehttp://nhpr.org/post/traumatized-refugees-struggle-make-new-hampshire-home
<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Every year New Hampshire takes in hundreds of <a href="http://www.nh.gov/oep/programs/refugee/facts.htm">refugees</a> from all around the world.</p><p>They have fled wars, persecution, and even torture in their home countries, and some bear scars &ndash; both inside and out.&nbsp;After the trauma they have endured some refugees arrive with undiagnosed mental illness, but identifying and treating these patients is no easy task.</p>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:45:00 +0000Sam Evans-Brown1501 at http://nhpr.orgTraumatized Refugees Struggle to Make New Hampshire Home